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Post by chief_cook2 on Oct 24, 2003 17:12:29 GMT -6
1 pound lean ground beef 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup beef broth 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped 1 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated Ground pepper to taste 12 oz. box jumbo macaroni shells, cooked 1 - 12 oz. jar spaghetti sauce 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Saute ground beef, onion and garlic in a saucepan. Drain off any fat. Add beef broth, parsley, basil, pepper and Parmesan cheese and mix well. Stuff each shell with meat mixture and place in a glass baking dish. Pour sauce over shells and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.A lot of stuffed shells recipes only use cheese for the stuffing. We like this recipe because of the meat and the fact that, well, I guess we are carnivores, or omnivores to be more precise. If you are not a carnivore, or omnivore than you can omit the ground beef and substitute sun-dried tomatoes or some chopped spinach in the filling.
The Skinny: Use the leanest ground beef you can find. Also substitute low fat beef broth. You can probably get away with low fat Parmesan because it is in the sauce. I would not recommend low fat mozzarella because you need the gooey factor.
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